Puerto Rico
We design cultural, educational, and adventure travel in Puerto Rico for educators, families, individuals, and travel partners. Welcome to la Isla del Encanto.
Puerto Rico at a glance
Puerto Rico is the smallest island of the Greater Antilles — 100 miles long and 35 miles wide — but it packs an outsized amount of history, culture, and landscape into that footprint. Old San Juan's 16th-century forts and cobblestone streets sit a short drive from El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. The island's bioluminescent bays are among the brightest in the world. Puerto Rico's cultural identity fuses Taíno, African, and Spanish traditions, and boricuas are proud of it. But the island's relationship with the United States is complicated — a territory since 1898, with American citizenship since 1917 but no voting representation in Congress. That tension between resilience and inequity is part of what makes Puerto Rico a powerful place to learn, not just visit.
Capital: San Juan
Religions: Catholic
Currency: U.S. Dollar (USD)
Population: ~3.2 million (U.S. Census Bureau est.)
Languages: Spanish and English (both official)
Independence: Puerto Rico doesn't have an "Independence" date. The island became a U.S. territory in 1898 and a Commonwealth in 1952.
Government: Commonwealth (U.S. Territory)
Current Head of State: Jenniffer González-Colón (Governor)
GDP by sector: Manufacturing (pharma) ~46%, Services ~38%, Government ~10%, Other ~6%
Services in Puerto Rico
Education programs, family vacations, and travel partner services across Old San Juan, El Yunque, Vieques, and beyond
Travel Partners
Full-service destination management including white-labeled and co-branded programs.
Education Abroad
Transformative service-learning programs for educators and their students.
Tailor-Made Travel
Travel for families and individuals seeking authentic experiences and experiential learning.
The colors of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Experiences customized to your needs and delivered with precision
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